05/09/2020
14 nights in hospital
4 days in ICU
13 doses of sleeping tablets
104g of amoxicillin
58 doses of paracetamol
Many litres of oxygen
1 CT scan
2 X Rays
2 ultrasound scans
A few tears
1 argument with a fellow patient
Many amazing nurses and doctors
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Not quite the last 2 weeks I had planned and right now it all feels a bit surreal. What started as self isolation with potential COVID ended up being a pretty severe pneumonia, some type 1 respiratory failure and an admission to ICU .
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Always interesting to be on the other side as a healthcare professional and I can now fully sympathise with patients when they complain about how disgusting some medications taste 🤢.
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A huge thank you to the amazing staff at West Middlesex Hospital for looking after me over the last 2 weeks. How lucky we are to have such an amazing free service ❤️
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Thank you to everyone who’s messaged or called. I appreciate every single one of you. 🥰 but the biggest thanks has to go to who has been an absolute hero this last 3 weeks.
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For now I’m headed back to Scotland 🏴 to get some fresh air and some R&R. I’ll see you all soon 😘